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Argyrolagus

Osteichthyes - Argyrolagidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Argyrolagus Ameghino p. 106
1914Argyrolagus Rovereto p. 145
1997Argyrolagus McKenna and Bell
2015Argyrolagus García-López and Babot
2020Argyrolagus Abello and Candela

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
suborderPolydolopimorphiaArcher 1984
suborderBonapartheriiformesGoin and Candela 2004
superfamilyArgyrolagoideaAmeghino 1904
familyArgyrolagidae
genusArgyrolagus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Argyrolagus Ameghino 1904
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†Argyrolagus palmeri Ameghino 1904
†Argyrolagus parodii Ameghino 1904
†Argyrolagus rusconii Goin et al. 2000
†Argyrolagus scagliai Simpson 1970
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: saltatorialg
Diet: omnivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 13:16:39
Modified: 2012-05-14 22:16:39
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Clemens 1979, Carroll 1988, Mares 1993

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Lujanian or 7.24600 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) A. sp. (198689)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) Microtragulus rusconii (140925 152066)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (La Pampa) Microtragulus rusconii (140932 152067)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) A. sp. (191769)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) A. palmeri (152081 152088 198863) A. sp. (198687)
Chapadmalalan3.8 - 3.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) A. sp. (199154 199156)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) A. sp. (202096)